Experience

Principal UX Engineer at Microsoft Azure AI Foundry Aug 2024–Present Redmond, WA
- Research, prototype, and develop Microsoft's developer AI platform
- Pilot testing new AI products and crafting compelling demos for senior leadership
- Keywords: React, TypeScript, LLM, Generative AI, Prototyping
Bike Shop Mechanic at REI REI Seattle Flagship Store Aug 2023–Aug 2024 Seattle, WA
- Part-time bike assembly and inventory management
- Learning and practicing mechanical skills
- Growing retail business knowledge
Senior UX Engineer at Microsoft HITS Sept 2020–Aug 2024 Redmond, WA
- Leading UI/UX and frontend engineering for Microsoft’s internal UX research platform
- Applying LLMs to evidence-based decision making at enterprise scale
- Keywords: React, TypeScript, LLM, Agile, Design system, Test-driven, CI/CD
Designer 2 at Microsoft Dynamics 365 and PowerApps Sept 2017–Sept 2020 Redmond, WA
- Designing and prototyping interactions that improve user satisfaction
- Consolidating patterns and resolving designer-developer conflicts across 6 products
Developer 2 at Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Talent Sept 2016–Sept 2017 Redmond, WA
- Architected frontend infrastructure from product inception to general release
- Adopted atomic design principle and implemented style-guide driven development
- Keywords: Angular, TypeScript
Developer at Microsoft Power BI May 2015–Sept 2016 Redmond, WA
- Improved perceived performance with loading animation and asynchronous data fetching
- Handled complex edge cases in app settings UX
- Acquired coding skills in AngularJS
Developer Intern at Microsoft Power BI Summer 2014 Redmond, WA
- Explored social engagement potentials by integrating data visualization with Yammer platform
- Acquired data visualization and coding skills in D3.js
Designer at Project 529 Legion May 2015–2019 Seattle, WA
- Captured adrenaline-rush moments as in-house event photographer
- Re-designed team résumé annually, winning sponsorship from Santa Cruz and SRAM for 3 years in a row

Education Dartmouth College | B.A. in Computer Science | 2011–2015 | Summa cum laude (GPA 3.92)

Arts and design coursework

3D animation
Data visualization
Drawing
Photography
Programming interactive art

Science and engineering coursework

Algorithms
Artificial intelligence
Machine learning
Object-oriented programming
Software design and implementation

Extracurricular projects

Project inSight
Supercharged course-picking with machine learning based recommendations and big-data driven visualizations
Hanover weather data audiovisual experience
Transformed public weather data into an audiovisual rollercoaster ride
Gesture-controlled learning game
Helped user achieve learning goals with a game, winning $1000 in the Intel Perceptual Computing Challenge
Smart light control interface
Build an IoT Hub that conserved energy for a 91,800 sqft field house lit with smart lights